Reinforcing-protector for trace-holes.



L ALJUTEN. REINFGRCIHG PROTECTOR FQR TRACE HOLES. APPLICA-HON fILED )URE l?, ISH

Almas, 1915.

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JOHN A. JUTEIT, 0F GILBERT, MINNESOT REINFORCING-PRGTECTOR FOR TRACE-HOLES.

To all whom it may concern l Be it known that I, Jox-1N Al JUTEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gilbert, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reinforf11g-Pro tectors for Trace-Holes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to a reinforcing protector for trace holes, particularly to brace holes in straps and traces.

The main object in my invention is to brace the holes in a strap in such manner that the leather will not break.

Another object of my invention is to reinforce a layer in the vicinity of the holes.

Still' another object of my invention is to so attach my reinforcing and protegting device in a strap that it will not be visible.

With these and other objects in view to be developed as I proceed, I shall now describe my invention in which preferred form is shown in the drawings, but it is to be understood that I do not desire to be lim ited to the form of structure shown. I claim all modifications possible within the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Similar characters pf reference refer to the similar'Y parts throughout the drawings, in which,

Figure 1, is a faceview of a strap having my reinforcing element hidden from View except at the two ends of my device which peep through the strap. Fig. 2 is a View of a strap having one layer of thestrap removed and showing my device as applied in position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a sectional View on line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a slight modification of my ,device as applied to the outside of a strap having a buckle attachment thereto. v

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a strap embodying .my invention comprising an outside layer 2, and a second outside layer 3, said layers matching each other in contour in being sewed together as at e in Fig. 3. `Be tween these two layers I mount my protecting device 5, said protecting device compris` ing a coil section 6, arm sections 7 and 8, a rivet section 9, and aloop s ection 10, said loop sections comprising side members 11 Specification of Letters latent. Patented Aprc 20, 1915 Application -led J' une 17, 1914. l Serial No. $45,629.

and 12. Running between the rivet section 9 and through both strap members 2 and 3 is a fastening rivet 13, said rivet being mashed flush with the outside faces of my strap. The arm 7 which runs off at right angles to the coil section 6 of my device has a right angular end portion 14, which runs through an aperture suitably placed in the strap, and ends flush with the face of strap 2. The arm 8 also runs at right angles to the coil 6, but at a direction opposite that of the arm 7, and likewise has a bent end portion 15 which also penetrates the strap 2 and ends iiusli with the face thereof, as is clearly apparent from Fig. 4 of the drawings. By tliis arrangement I get an additional fastening element Ato that of the rivet to assist in withstanding longitudinal strain and also to lock my device adjacent tothe edgesof the hole as at 16.

In my modification as shown in Fig. 5 of thedrawings I have a strap 17, a buckle 18 oi' usual structure having a tongue 19 thereto adapted to penetrate the hole 2O in the strap, andato the outside face of said strap l attachin'y improvement 2l, said improvement hav-ing the ends perforating the strap at 22 and 23 asin the other structure and said device being riveted to the strap as at 24, and a loop portion 25 reaching out and looping around the aperture 20, therefore acting as a brace and protector against the tongue 19.

Having now described my invention what I claim as new and desire to claim by Letters Patent is l-f In a strap composed of a plurality of layers of strap material having a transverse hole therein, a wire reinforcing and protecting device placed between two of said 'strap layers and looping said strap hole, a rivet fastening said device in position, and two end portions to said device oppositely disposed and entering one of said strap layers to retain said device, in its fastened position.

2. In a strap composed of a plurality of layers of strap material having a transverse opening therethrough, a reinforcing device looping said hole, said reinforcing device having a rivet section to inclose a rivet fastenin` running through said strap, havin a coi section to resist the longitudine strain against the riv'et, and a plurality of oppositely disposed arms having angular bent ends adapted to penetrate one of said strap material and lock said device in adsaid arm portions having angularly bent en sections, said loop portion arranged to loop around a hole in a strap, said rivet portion arranged to embrace a rivet running through said strap tofasten it in position, said coil section arranged to resist longitudinal strain against said rivet and said arnis with an.- gularbent sections adapted to lock said reinforcing devicein 'adjusted position, said device adapted to be positioned between the la ers of strap material composing a strap. l.ln testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

JOHN A.' JUTEN.

Witnesses L. RUBENSTEIN, C. O. WELCH. 

